Kollur, Bapatla district
Village in Andhra Pradesh, India
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Kollur is a village in Bapatla district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Kollur mandal in Repalle revenue division.[4]
Kollur | |
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Village | |
 Interactive map of Kollur | |
.svg)  Kollur Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 16°11′05″N 80°47′46″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Bapatla |
| Mandal | Kollur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj |
| • Body | Kollur gram panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,856 ha (4,590 acres) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 16,079 |
| • Density | 866.3/km2 (2,244/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 522324 |
| Area code | +91– |
| Vehicle registration | AP |
Geography
Kollur is situated near the banks of the Krishna River,[4] at 16°11′05″N 80°47′46″E. It is spread over an area of 1,856 ha (4,590 acres).[2]
Economy
Agriculture
The major occupation of the village is agriculture and the main crop cultivated is paddy.[5]
Brick industry
The village is famous for brick manufacturing. The soil which is available at the bank of Krishna River is very good to make bricks. Every year millions of bricks are manufactured and transported to nearby districts and far off places like Hyderabad too. There are around 400 trucks owned by the local citizens. The Brick industry was started first by Sri. Koganti Venkata Rattaiah.[6]
Government and politics
Kollur gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village.[1] It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member.[7] The village forms a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.[8]
The Village is represented by Vemuru Assembly constituency in the state legislative assembly. The assembly segment forms a part of Bapatla Lok Sabha constituencywhich represents the lower house of Indian Parliament. The present MLA from Vemuru is Mr. Nakka Ananda Babu
Education
As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has a total of 19 schools. These include 13 Zilla/Mandal Parishad and 6 private schools.[9]